Let’s be honest. Sometimes creating icons for you Android Application can be a bit tedious. There are three different resolutions you have to shoot for (mdpi, ldpi, and hdpi), and several iterations you have to create (launcher icons, menu icons, notification icons, and, now that Icre Cream Sandwich is coming out, Action Bar icons). I, for one, can never remember all the proper resolutoins and have to keep running back to the Android Developers Icon Design Reference to get it right. Even then, I’m a bit artistically challenged, so I’m never happy with the final result.
Enter Android Asset Studio. This simple tool lets you create most, if not all, or the icons in your application quickly and easily. There are wizards for creating Launcher icons, Menu icons, Action Bar Icons, Tab Icons, Notification Icons, and device framed screenshots.
For each type of icon, there is a simple to use wizard that allows you to choose, the artwork you wish to display on your button (you can upload your own artwork, use predefined clip-art pictures, or just use text). After choosing artwork, add in trim, color, and shading values, and viola! You have a set of icons. This is a nice tool that all you independent developers should check out!
